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EU agreement on organic food imports and labeling

An organic product is not automatically eligible to carry the EU organic logo. This distinction is central to a provisional agreement on European rules for organic products. The Council and the European Parliament reache..

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New model calculates carbon footprint of food side streams

15 October 2026

How much does selling surplus food reduce emissions? Wageningen Food & Biobased Research and foodservice wholesaler InstockMarket developed a calculation model to answer that question. It calculates the carbon footpr...

ACM: sustainable farming requires better compensation

13 October 2026

Farmers who adopt more sustainable practices are not guaranteed to recoup their additional costs. The fifth Agro-Nutri Monitor again highlights the same bottlenecks in the food supply chain. The Netherlands Authority for...

New emissions rules for pig and poultry farms

12 October 2026

The European Commission adopted common emissions rules for large pig and poultry farms. Animal nutrition, manure management, and housing are central to the new requirements. These aim to reduce emissions and cut unnecess...

Electrification without additional grid capacity: on-site generation

12 October 2026

Replacing boilers and ovens gives food manufacturers opportunities to make production more sustainable. Many industrial installations are approaching the end of their service life. But grid congestion is preventing the s...

VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland call for supply chain agreements

12 October 2026

Investing in sustainability requires agreements on sales, compensation, and risks. VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland therefore call for cooperation across the agrifood supply chain. This cooperation should enable companies to li...

Saving energy: toolkit for the oils and fats industry

08 October 2026

Producers of margarine, fats and oils have a new toolkit for saving energy. VIBE-2030 brings together solutions suited to their production processes. The toolkit provides insight into investments and expected energy savi...

Foodvalley assesses the value of upcycled ingredients

06 October 2026

Foodvalley is investigating where ingredients from food side streams can demonstrably add value. The second phase of UPcycled4Food focuses on four mainstream product categories. The findings should help companies with pr...

Cultivated meat tasting pilot extended by two years

02 October 2026

The Dutch pilot for cultivated meat tastings has been extended by two years. Producers now have more time to organize controlled tastings. The process from dossier preparation to tasting takes almost a year. The Code of ...

ILVO wants to keep edible surplus food in the food chain

02 October 2026

Edible surplus food still often ends up outside the food chain. Costs, logistics, and regulations make it harder to turn these surpluses into food products. ILVO outlines these obstacles in its policy brief for Flanders,...

Food industry accounts for 19% of food waste in Europe

01 October 2026

The food and beverage industry generated 19% of European food waste in 2024. The EU generated a total of 57.9 million metric tons that year. That is 0.7% more than a year earlier, according to Eurostat. Households were t...

86% of leading brands lack organic products in supermarkets

01 October 2026

Sixty of the seventy largest brands have no organic products in Dutch supermarkets. The findings come from research by Questionmark in collaboration with RVO. None of the brands surveyed publishes a specific target for g...

Surplus food becomes shelf-stable products for food banks

30 September 2026

Around 18,500 kilograms of surplus tomatoes and bell peppers yielded 44,000 units of pasta and tomato sauce. The sauces are the first products from Stichting Social Food. The new foundation connects food banks with busin...

Verpact: new packaging fees and discounts for 2027

30 September 2026

Verpact will expand its discounts for plastic packaging starting in 2027. Companies that use certain recycled or renewable raw materials can qualify for additional discounts. Fees for beverage cartons, aluminum, and pack...

54% of Dutch people say they don't buy hybrid meat

29 September 2026

Hybrid meat products combine meat with plant-based ingredients. According to the Nationaal Vleesonderzoek 2026, 54% of respondents say they do not buy these products. At the same time, around 95% of participants say they...

Knowing where food comes from can help reduce food waste

29 September 2026

Throwing away food wastes energy and raw materials too. Research commissioned by Too Good To Go shows that 78% of Dutch people know this. Yet only 44% actively think about where their food comes from. About one in eight ...